FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet
TCDS A37CE
Cessna Aircraft Company
Applicable airworthiness directives (71)
ADs joined from the FAA Federal Register by (Cessna Aircraft Company × model). Click any AD to see the full Federal Register record. Mandatory; flying out of compliance grounds the airplane.
- 2024-21112 Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Cessna Aircraft Company) Airplanes 2024-09-17
- 2024-05477 Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Cessna Aircraft Company) Airplanes 2024-03-22
- 2021-03478 Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation, Inc. Airplanes 2021-03-08
- 2020-25689 Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation, Inc., (Type Certificate Previously Held by Cessna Aircraft Company) Airplanes 2020-11-23
- 2020-20681 Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation Inc. (Textron) Airplanes 2020-09-22
- 2020-17902 Airworthiness Directives; Aspen Avionics, Inc. 2020-08-17
- 2020-16592 Airworthiness Directives; Aspen Avionics, Inc. 2020-07-31
- 2019-00104 Airworthiness Directives; Aspen Avionics, Inc., Evolution Flight Display Units 2019-01-23
- 2014-20453 Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. Turboprop Engines 2014-09-03
- 2012-26500 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes 2012-11-23
- 2012-20371 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes 2012-08-20
- 2011-20519 Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines (L)O-360, (L)IO-360, AEIO-360, O-540, IO-540, AEIO-540, (L)TIO-540, IO-580, and IO-720 Series Reciprocating Engines 2011-08-12
- 2010-28579 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 206, 207, 208, 210, 303, 336, and 337 Series Airplanes 2010-11-16
- E9-30732 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components, Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2009-12-31
- E9-18118 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components, Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2009-07-30
- E9-16465 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes 2009-07-15
- E9-11518 Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. Steel Hub Turbine Propellers 2009-05-20
- E9-4828 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes 2009-03-11
- E8-30465 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 206, 207, 208, 210, 303, 336, and 337 Series Airplanes 2008-12-24
- E8-30044 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes 2008-12-18
- E8-21125 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components, Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2008-09-15
- E8-13564 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes 2008-06-25
- E8-13165 Airworthiness Directives; Sandel Avionics Incorporated Model ST3400 Terrain Awareness Warning System/Radio Magnetic Indicator (TAWS/RMI) Units Approved Under Technical Standard Order(s) C113, C151a, or C151b; Installed on Various Small and Transport Category Airplanes 2008-06-13
- E8-11116 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2008-05-19
- E8-9719 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company 172, 175, 180, 182, 185, 206, 207, 208, 210, and 303 Series Airplanes 2008-05-02
- E8-5269 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company, Models 208 and 208B Airplanes 2008-03-17
- E8-5001 Airworthiness Directives; Sandel Avionics Incorporated Model ST3400 Terrain Awareness Warning System/Radio Magnetic Indicator (TAWS/RMI) Units Approved Under Technical Standard Order(s) C113, C151a, or C151b; Installed on Various Small and Transport Category Airplanes 2008-03-13
- E7-24855 Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. Compact Series Propellers 2007-12-26
- E7-9398 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes 2007-05-17
- E7-5915 Airworthiness Directives; Superior Air Parts, Inc. (SAP), Cylinder Assemblies Part Numbers Series: SA47000L, SA47000S, SA52000, SA55000, SL32000W, SL32000WH, SL32006W, SL36000TW, SL36000W, and SL36006W 2007-04-02
- E7-2985 Airworthiness Directives; Superior Air Parts, Inc. (SAP), Cast Cylinder Assemblies Part Numbers Series: SA47000L, SA47000S, SA52000, SA55000, SL32000W, SL32000WH, SL32006W, SL36000TW, SL36000W, and SL36006W 2007-02-23
- E7-1604 Airworthiness Directives; The Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes 2007-02-01
- E6-15958 Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines (L)O-360, (L)IO-360, AEIO-360, O-540, IO-540, AEIO-540, (L)TIO-540, IO-580, and IO-720 Series Reciprocating Engines. 2006-09-29
- E6-13447 Airworthiness Directives; Sandel Avionics Incorporated Model ST3400 Terrain Awareness Warning System/Radio Magnetic Indicator (TAWS/RMI) Units Approved Under Technical Standard Order(s) C113, C151a, or C151b; Installed on Various Small and Transport Category Airplanes 2006-08-21
- E6-13238 Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. Compact Series Propellers 2006-08-14
- 06-5127 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2006-06-06
- C6-2544 Airworthiness Directives; The Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes 2006-05-19
- 06-4646 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components Incorporated (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Connecting Rods 2006-05-18
- C6-2546 Airworthiness Directives; The Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes 2006-05-16
- 06-4424 Airworthiness Directives; The Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes 2006-05-16
- 06-3252 Airworthiness Directives; The Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes 2006-04-05
- 06-2546 Airworthiness Directives; The Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes 2006-03-16
- 06-2544 Airworthiness Directives; The Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes 2006-03-16
- E6-3262 Airworthiness Directives; Sandel Avionics Incorporated Model ST3400 Terrain Awareness Warning System/Radio Magnetic Indicator Approved Under Technical Standard Order(s) C113, C151a, or C151b; Installed on Various Small and Transport Category Airplanes 2006-03-08
- 06-225 Airworthiness Directives; The Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes 2006-01-12
- 05-13733 Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. Models HC-B3TN-2, HC-B3TN-3, HC-B3TN-5, HC-B3MN-3, HC-B4TN-3, HC-B4TN-5, HC-B4MN-5, HC-B4MP-3, HC-B4MP-5, and HC-B5MP-3 Propellers 2005-07-14
- 05-12149 Airworthiness Directives; The Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes 2005-06-21
- 05-7052 Airworthiness Directives; the Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes 2005-04-08
- 05-5915 Airworthiness Directives; The Cessna Aircraft Company Models C208 and C208B Airplanes 2005-03-25
- 05-832 Airworthiness Directives; GARMIN International Inc. GTX 33, GTX 33D, GTX 330, and GTX 330D Mode S Transponders 2005-01-19
+ 21 older AD(s) — browse all ADs ↗
Special Conditions + ELOS findings
Certification-time deviations: SCs add requirements where the design is novel; ELOS allows alternative compliance. Most modern types have both.
- SC 23-274-SC Special Conditions: Cessna Aircraft Company, Models 208 and 208B, Caravan Airplanes; As Modified by Peregrine; Installation of Rechargeable Lithium Battery
- ELOS ST02289AC-A-F-1 INFORMATION: Equivalent Level of Safety (ELOS) Finding for Aircraft Structures International Corporation STC Cessna Model 208 Airplane, Longitudinal Control Force During Takeoff Flap Retraction, FAA Project #ST02289AC-A
- ELOS ACE-11-01A Stall Warning and Ice Protection
- ELOS ACE-08-19A Stall Warning
- ELOS ACE-13-06 Longitudinal Control
- ELOS ACE-08-06A Electronic Engine Instrument Display
- ELOS ACE-11-01 Stall Warning for Model 208B Airplane
- ELOS ACE-09-03 Longitudinal Control During Takeoff Flap
- ELOS ACE-08-19 Low Airspeed Awareness (LAA) System.
Specific sections
- Sec. 23.301
- Sec. 23.303
- Sec. 23.305
- Sec. 23.561
- Sec. 23.603
- Sec. 23.607
- Sec. 23.611
- Sec. 23.677
- Sec. 23.685
- Sec. 23.773
- Sec. 23.777
- Sec. 23.853
- Sec. 23.901
- Sec. 23.955
- Sec. 23.1301
- Sec. 23.1303
- Sec. 23.1305
- Sec. 23.1308
- Sec. 23.1322
- Sec. 23.1325
- Sec. 23.1327
- Sec. 23.1331
- Sec. 23.1419
- Sec. 23.1457
- Sec. 23.1459
- Sec. 23.1501
- Sec. 23.1523
- Sec. 23.1529
- Sec. 23.1541
- Sec. 23.1589
- Sec. 23.867
- Sec. 23.1365
- Sec. 23.1581
- Sec. 23.689
- Sec. 23.1309
Former holders
- Cessna Aircraft Company
Fleet view · 1,013 registered tails
Engineering specs aggregated from the FAA Aircraft Registry — what every actually-flying tail under this TCDS reports. Median + 10th–90th-percentile range across the active fleet.
Seats
12
10–12 (n=1,013)
Horsepower
750
500–867
Year of mfr
2001
1985–2026
Engines on the type, by tail count
- P&W CANADA PT6A-114A 255
- P&W PT6A SER 249
- P&W CANADA PT6A-140 234
- P&W PT6A SERIES 151
- P&W CANADA PT6A-60A 17
- P&W CANADA PT6A-6 SERIES 14
- HONEYWELL TPE331-12JR 11
- P&W CANADA PT6A-114 11
NTSB events
198
across all model variants
Applicable ADs
114
FAA airworthiness directives
Per-tail rate
0.20 events / tail · 0.11 ADs / tail
The TCDS PDF on drs.faa.gov is the authoritative document for design-as-certified weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, and operating limitations. Open on drs.faa.gov ↗ DRS frequently breaks — when it does, the fleet view above and the cross-links below are usually what you actually need.